Growth rarely comes easily. As small businesses expand, they need capital to hire new workers, pursue new projects, and pay off debts. Even companies with good long-term prospects can fold when capital problems create short-term headaches. According to Investopedia, nearly half of small businesses that fail do so because they run out of funding. Owners
Many workplaces are unintentionally negating their own staff. How often have you heard someone complain that Millennials are entitled? Or Gen-Xers are lazy? Or that Baby Boomers resist change? For me, I hear it nonstop from clients looking to fix their workplace. The truth is, the biggest issue they are dealing with isn’t the lack
Online reviews are my go-to for everything. Whether I’m exploring a new city and searching for a good restaurant, looking for reliable home services, or a new ecommerce store to shop from — I browse online reviews before making a decision. I trust online reviews as much as I trust a recommendation made by a
Would you go into business with your spouse? Olivia Skuza and Heath Wells have started three businesses together over the past twenty years. They are currently co-CEOs of B2B e-commerce platform NuORDER. The company enables brands and manufacturers to create digital catalogs of their products, send proposals and create orders for retailers. NuORDER employs more than
Small business owners, at every stage of running a business, know that eventually they may need additional capital to help them succeed. It’s fairly common to start a new venture with personal savings, or with loans from family members. But once those wells run dry, the vast majority of small businesses will need to turn
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